"A few WWE fans over here in the UK were tweeting Everton asking them to play my music.

"Everton responded saying they would not be able to, so me being the aggressor that I am decided to tweet Everton a bit of friendly banter back and forth ,and they decided to play my music. Since then we've been good friends!"

Everton officials kindly offered to teach Fandango about the club's illustrious history and played the song in the Park End Fan Zone before a 2-0 win over QPR.

The song even reached number 11 in the UK iTunes charts.

Fandango said: "I think it really correlated with the football atmosphere and the fun atmosphere of a football game, when they get the chants going.

"I owe a lot to the UK fans for that, for sure."

The performer, known for his diving leg drop finishing move, says it is hard to keep up with the team's results given his hectic touring schedule.

But he keeps an eye on Everton's scores back home in Florida and the form of his favourite player and fellow American, goalkeeper Tim Howard.

WWE wrestler Fandago, who has become a fan of Everton FC, pictured pulling a pose before heading inside for a tour of Goodison Park Photo by James Maloney

He said: "I'm starting to follow them a lot more now and it's cool to have the support of the team.

"I'm a bit of a hometown guy, so if I had to lean towards anybody it would be him, definitely."

Fandango admits his decision to become a Toffee could cause a bit of trouble with locker room rival Sheamus - a Liverpool fan from Dublin, Ireland nicknamed The Celtic Warrior.

He said: "I knew I didn't like him for some reason!

"I think it's a friendly kind of competition, but he will take a couple of jabs at me when he finds out I'm an Everton fan!"

WrestleMania 30 will take place on Sunday, April 6 and will be shown live on Sky Box Office.